--- In Peckers_Pics@yahoogroups.com, "Jake" <jakewest_tn@...> wrote:
>
> Model Wars; PICS + Articles; Apr 12, 2011
> Safe PICS For All Ages/Boycott TARGET+Trump+NBC
> Support Keith Olbermann
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBiden2008/join> -coming to CURRENT
> TV
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>
> Updates on Keith Olbermann
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBiden2008/join> @ ObamaBiden2008
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBiden2008/join> (Update: Keith
> joined "CURRENT TV"). Check with your cable provider to see if you have
> "Current TV". Current TV's website has option for you to request
> service from your cable provider. Current TV's founder is Al Gore.
> Charter Cable does not carry "Current TV". Please Contact Charter now!
> Keith is a man who stuck his neck out for progressives, as well as the
> LGBT community. Update: Keith began his FOK NEWS blog.
>
> Alert: Target + Minnesota Forward + Tom Emmer = Support for a rather
> dangerous and radical political philosophy that diminishes LGBT people
> to pests that should be murdered. And "Target" is cool with this?
> ...Now Target is suing the LGBT community for their peaceful
> demonstrations in front of their stores. ....Our answer: BOYCOTT
> "TARGET"
>
> Consider joining:
>
> * Members should join our President Barack Obama group
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBiden2008/join> . (Health Care &
> Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Repeal DOMA, Don't Ask & Don't Tell)
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBiden2008/join
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBiden2008/join> * Wrestling Pic
> group <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CyberWrestlingGuys/join> @
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> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CyberWrestlingGuys/join> * Bearhug
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> * Heath Ledger group
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> Roommates, Ryan takes on John, Episode 116, By Clay
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> Diet & Fitness:
>
> * Reminder: Did you complete your Diet Journal today? * Did you do
> any physical activity? If not, make a point of it by tomorrow! *
> Perhaps our male fitness photos shall inspire you to get Fit!
> Health - Wellness - Exercise - Reflections:Get Your Weight-Loss Facts
> Straight
> By Jorge Cruise - April 11, 2011
> Every journey worth taking starts with a single step in the right
> direction. And once you've embarked on the road to a healthier new
> you, you'll never want to turn back. But what's the secret to
> keeping the forward momentum? Knowledge about health and fitness - it's
> the ammunition that will fuel the lifestyle you want.
> It's kind of like the snowball effect. You start with a small,
> manageable amount of information and then keep packing on the facts
> – layer after layer - until you're zooming toward your healthy
> lifestyle goals with no chance of looking back! I encourage you to keep
> learning everything you can about your body, nutrition, exercise,
> science, vitamins - anything that will maintain and invigorate your
> ongoing success.
> There are many great resources that can provide you with wonderful
> information, inspiration and guidance. Subscribe to a monthly fitness
> magazine. Buy the latest self-help book. Take a healthy cooking class at
> your local culinary school. Attend a healthy living seminar. Browse
> articles and tips on the best weight loss websites. I encourage you to
> build a resource library of your own. Knowledge is truly power, so keep
> on learning!Take Action:
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBiden2008/join> *
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBiden2008/join> Boycott advertisers
> of Glenn Beck - Fox News. Glenn Beck is anti-gay rights.
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBiden2008/join> * Update: DADT
> has been repealed. President Obama has kept his promise!
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBiden2008/join> * Boycott Bill
> O'Reilly and FOX News and their advertisers. Bill discussed a French
> commercial by McDonalds that was meant to show that McDonalds is Gay
> Friendly. Bill said what is next? Is McDonalds going to be Al-Qaida
> friendly as well? Imagine - Bill O'Reilly compares Gays to Al-Qaida!
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBiden2008/join>
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBiden2008/join> * Boycott Arizona
> the home of "hater" - U.S. Senator John McCain. Arizona's Hateful
> anti-Immigration Law - encourages racial profiling and increases hatred
> towards minorities. A remedy: Demand Republicans to support
> Immigration Reform (The Dream Act). Further, Senator McCain voted
> against ending DADT and Blocked Immigration reform!
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBiden2008/join> * Boycott Target,
> Best Buy, Gold's Gym - for donating money towards anti-gay political
> candidates/organizations.
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBiden2008/join> Update:
> (12/26/2010): Target is continuing to donate to anti-gay
> groups/causes/politicians. Update 03/08/11 - Lady Gaga Ends Target
> Partnership, Reportedly Over Target's Poor LGBT Stance. Update 3/25/2010
> - Target displays their hypocrisy and Sues California Gay Rights Group
> for Lobbying Outside Stores. Target is attempting to block the LGBT
> right of free speech! STOP SHOPPING AT TARGET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Update
> 4/8/2011: Target lost it's case to stop the LGBT from canvassing in
> front of their stores. A huge PR Disaster for TARGET! Perhaps Target
> should go out of business as they betrayed their investers and
> customers. Target contributed massive funds to a politician who would
> like to exterminate gays. Now, Target can not stop us from Boycotting
> them, nor picketing, nor talking to customers near their stores;
> although, Target allows a anti-gay company such as the Salvation Army to
> stand outside their door and speak with customers and raise money. Isn't
> this a double standard? Perhaps TARGET would better understand the issue
> if they cared about David Kato - Uganda, who was slain because he is
> gay! That is because Uganda wants to kill gay people. Again, TARGET
> invested in a political candidate that would Kill the Gays! * End
> DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act). Prevents Federal employees and Gays in
> the Military from gaining equal benefits. Prevents Gay Partners from
> gaining equal benefits. * Pass ENDA (Employee Non-Discrimination
> Act). ENDA would prevent employment discrimination of LGBT workforce.
> * Boycott Salvation Army as they will not hire Gays! "DO NOT DONATE TO
> THEM." * BOYCOTT "Chick-fil-a" for donating to anti-gay marriage
> groups. * BOYCOTT KOCH INDUSTRIES PRODUCTS- to include their
> products: Angel Soft toilet paper / Brawny paper towels / Dixie plates,
> bowls, napkins & cups / Mardi Gras napkins and towels / Quilted Northern
> toilet paper / Soft 'n Gentle toilet paper / Sparkle napkins / Vanity
> fair napkins / Zee napkins / Georgia-Pacific paper products & envelopes
> / All Georgia-Pacific lumber & building products (INVISTA Products) /
> Lycra / Stainmaster Carpet. The billionaire - Koch brothers are ultra
> republican - tea bag founders/supporters that do not support causes of
> the LGBT community. * Boycott WALMART - The National Gay and Lesbian
> Task Force, force criticized Wal-Mart for denying employee benefits to
> same-s-x partners and for failing to prohibit discrimination based on
> gender identity. By comparison, the group said two other chain stores
> with a strong presence in New York, Costco and Walgreens, did much
> better. * NEW: Boycott Donald Trump, The Apprentice and NBC Network!
> At CPAC, Trump said he is considering a run for president as a
> Republican. In a interview with the Des Moines Register, Trump added
> that he opposes all forms of legal recognition for gay couples, not just
> marriage. "They should not be able to marry," he said. So why does NBC
> keep the Apprentice when Donald Trump has stated he may run for
> president? Boycott NBC, CNBC! Boycott advertisers of The Apprentice and
> his other business's. Don't shop at any bullding with Donald Trump's
> name to include Trump Hotels, Casinos, Condo's, Offices, Shops! The
> Donald has expressed extreme Hatred. He is a birther as well and bring
> out all the Bigets! Remember how poorly Trump treated Rosie O'Donnel?
> Now we know why he did that! It was hate against a lesbian as we now
> know he is hater. Unforgiveable! Ready to dump NBC because they air
> Donald Trump's "The Apprentice"? Start Watching CBS Evening News with
> Katie Couric (Real News that is Fair). * NEW: Boycott "APPLE." For
> the current owners and the aspiring owners of the I-phone, Apple allows
> an application, "The Gay App", which is supposed to help gay individuals
> turn straight. This is a step in the wrong direction. Apple needs to
> know that the decision to allow this App on their products is a
> fallacious idea! Update: March 23, 2011: Apple removed this app from
> USA stores; but, rumored to have them remain in some foreign stores.
> This is offensive not just towards the LGBT community in the USA; but,
> offensive to the entire LGBT community around the world. How does
> anyone approve such a hateful, despicable app towards the LGBT
> community? Especially when Gay Teens are killing themselves after being
> harrassed by their church, parents, as well as by bully's and teachers
> at school. The idea that this app was used, solicited is disgusting.
> Still "no comment" from APPLE!
>
> And Now, Model Wars!
> This group is called "Peckers Pics." The English - slang definition of
> "pecker" is to pluck at the truth. Therefore, we peck at items such as
> Gay Men's Health, Male Fitness, Gay (LGBT) Politics & Issues. In this
> section you may peck at each photo in order to decide the winner of the
> "war of the fittest!" Whereas, who is the model that may inspire you
> to exercise and "get fit?" Warning: This may stoke you! Your
> participation in discussion of health / news articles - appearing in
> this message is greatly appreciated. John Wahlberg VSJosh Alexander You
> Decide!San Francisco, CA - Sweet Sunday's at The Cafe; - April 3, 2011
> Stoked?San Francisco, CA - Sweet Sunday's at The Cafe; - April 3, 2011
> Gay Athlete Austin Hendrix Finds AcceptanceThe Advocate / April 11, 2011
> For gay Eastern Michigan runner Austin Hendrix, finding acceptance among
> his teammates wasn't hurdle-free, but in the end he realized he had
> nothing to fear.
> Joining a top-notch running program that has produced two Olympic gold
> medalists can be daunting for any college freshmen. But for Hendrix, who
> had been out of the closet since high school, it involved the added
> pressure of whether or not to be honest in this new environment about
> who he really was.
> "I was new here. I didn't know anyone on the team, I didn't know anyone
> on the campus at all. So nobody knew that I was gay," Hendrix, now 21
> and a fourth-year junior, tells the Associated Press. "I had to make the
> decision on whether or not to confide in my teammates, coach,
> classmates, whatever, that I was gay and tell them my sexuality, or just
> keep it a secret."
> He chose the latter and would remain quiet about his sexuality for two
> years, during which he says the subject consumed his thoughts.
> Eventually he became "fed up with lying and hiding," and came out to a
> friend on the team. The reaction he got was not what he expected.
> The friend was surprised, but said that Hendrix's sexuality didn't
> change a thing. Before long, his entire squad knew. His straight
> roommate, James Hughes, says the news was such a nonevent that he can't
> even remember where he was when he learned it.
> "I didn't see it coming," Hughes says. "And then, instantly, all I could
> think about was, 'I hope I never said anything to offend him.'"
> After two years of stressing, Hendrix realized that none of his friends
> or teammates cared if he was gay or straight. And being able to finally
> ditch the weight of that secret, he found his life improved in every
> way.
> "If you go to practice and can feel comfortable, you start feeling
> better mentally and emotionally. Everything just starts getting better,"
> Hendrix said. "You can just concentrate on being the best athlete you
> can be instead of worrying about every other little thing." Every gay
> and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of
> growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those
> who will face the same challenges."....Jake
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> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBiden2008/join> has covered such
> topics in detail. Therefore, members need to join ObamaBiden2008
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> shall clear up communications and confusion. The LGBT cause is too
> important and beyond 1 person's need to just look at pictures.
> Therefore, please join ObamaBiden2008
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBiden2008/join> now. No you don't
> have to read every article! But, it covers the LGBT community and
> includes updates on Health insurance; LGBT boycott list
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBiden2008/files/Boycott%20List/> ;
> Westboro Church; and the end of DADT, etc...Also, updates with the multi
> - state gov't's war against unions and people with disabilities. The
> group is created for you! There are gay teen suicides going on. There
> are Hate crimes against gay people. There are gays who are fired over
> their sexual identity. There are gay people who died for our cause! You
> always reserve the right to remove yourself from all my groups if you do
> not appreciate this request. I have done everything I can and now it is
> time for you to step up! My Groups are for Yahoo members who sincerely
> care about LGBT rights and Gay Mens Health! Please Join Now
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>
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"Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges."
...Jake (Moderator)
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